Incident unrelated to service, Defence Ministry spokesperson says amid reports of serviceman’s suicide
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Armenian Defence Ministry spokesperson Aram Torosyan has addressed circulating reports concerning the suicide of a serviceman.
Torosyan wrote on his Facebook page that the incident occurred at the deceased serviceman’s place of residence, specifically at a livestock farm.
“The deceased was not on duty at the time. The incident is unrelated to his service and cannot be classified as an incident that occurred in the army.
“Media reports published in recent days are having a highly negative impact on the morale and psychological state of the troops. We therefore demand that the army not be targeted and that practices causing unnecessary tension among servicemen and their parents and relatives be avoided,” Torosyan wrote.